Marquette, Madison, WI Property Crime Rates and Maps

Marquette is a neighborhood of 8,950 residents in Madison, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Marquette?

Property crime in Marquette runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 66% of Americans live. Theft makes up 68% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades B+. Madison as a whole grades A- for property crime.

B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 699 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Marquette as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Marquette scores 699.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

B+
Overall crimeSafety score 764 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
A-
Violent crimeSafety score 802 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Marquette

Map of Marquette shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Marquette, Madison, WI at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Marquette in Madison, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Property crime rates and types in Marquette

CrimeGrade™ estimates Marquette has about 31 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% more than the US as a whole and 18% more than Madison as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Marquette, about 68% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA-212.42.4
TheftB-18520.713.1
Vehicle theftB+161.82.7
ArsonA+under 10.030.12
VandalismB+515.75.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when property crime happens in Madison

The Madison Police Department polices Marquette; these figures cover Madison as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Madison as a whole, 73% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 40% of them, against 27% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (73%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theftStreets and sidewalks (40%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (44%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (38%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism, robbery, aggravated assault.


Property crime in Marquette and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Marquette, 9 have less property crime. Glendale and Capitol have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
MarquetteB+699B+8,950
Tenney-Lapham 1 mileB653B+5,870
Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahar 1 mileB+704B+4,110
Capitol 2 milesA-777A-31,500
Eastmorland 2 milesA-771A-3,290
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Sherman 2 milesB+707B+3,420
South Campus 3 milesB+757A-5,280
Greenbush 3 milesB+754A-3,640
Glendale 3 milesA-839A3,100
Heistand 3 milesB+720B+3,710
Regent 3 milesB+723A-8,860

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Marquette. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Marquette is safer than 86% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
MarquetteB+699B+8,950
Issaquah Highlands, Issaquah, WAB631A-8,930
Avon Hill, Cambridge, MAB-588B+8,930
Oak View, Huntington Beach, CAC+528B8,950
University District, Cleveland, OHC+507B8,940
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Metro Center, Springfield, MAD222C-8,940
Central Business District, Kansas City, MOF0F8,950
Belgravia Terrace, Chicago, ILF0C-8,970
Glen Park, San Francisco, CAF0D+8,930
West Garfield Park, Chicago, ILF0F8,920
Merritt, Oakland, CAF0F8,980

Empty homes, shops and walkability in Marquette

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Marquette apart: it has 1.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 17.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.17.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 85% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 83% of residents here live in walkable areas.A (81 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.65 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 78% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Marquette

Property crime costs Marquette about $1.8 million a year, or $196 per resident and about $421 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Marquette is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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